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Ban Ki-moon Diplomat
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"Given the nature and magnitude of the challenge, national action alone is insufficient. No nation can address this challenge on its own. No region can insulate itself from these climate changes. That is why we need to confront climate change within a global framework, one that guarantees the highest level of international cooperation."

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Eckhart Tolle Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"If peace is really what you want, then you will choose peace. If peace mattered to you more than anything else and if you truly knew yourself to be Spirit rather than a little me, you would remain nonreactive and absolutely alert when confronted with challenging people or situations. You would immediately accept the situation and thus become one with it rather than separate yourself from it."

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Paulo Coelho Writer
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"A responsible warrior is not someone who takes the weight of the world on his shoulders, but someone who has learned to deal with the challenges of the moment."

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Karl Lagerfeld Fashion Designer, Photographer
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"When you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: don't get carried away-it's only dresses."

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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
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"The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being."

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Peter Russell Author
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"We are living through the most exciting, challenging and most critical time in human history. Never before has so much been possible; and never before has so much been at stake."

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Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Television Host
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"For someone like me, who loves to sweat and push herself, it's a challenge to slow down, to sit, to breathe and hold poses."

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Erich Fromm Psychologist, Philosopher
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"To take the difficulties, setbacks and sorrows of life as a challenge to overcome makes us stronger, rather than unjust punishment which should not happen to us, requires faith and courage."

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
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"First, say to yourself, 'I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinions of others.' Second: 'I'm beneath no one.' Third: 'I'm fearless in the face of any and all challenges.'"

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Al Gore Politician
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"The good news is, we have everything we need now to respond to the challenge of global warming. We have all the technologies we need, more are being developed.... But we should not wait, we cannot wait, we must not wait."

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Teresa Amabile Academic
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"The desire to do something because you find it deeply satisfying and personally challenging inspires the highest levels of creativity, whether it's in the arts, sciences, or business."

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Richard Bach Author
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"Fear not, nor be dismayed at the appearance that is darkness, at the disguise that is evil, at the empty cloak that is death, for you have picked these for your challenges. They are stones on which you choose to whet the keen edge of your spirit."

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